Upgrading my memory and harddrive

greve · greve #1 (**permalink**)

11-15-2011, 06:18 AM

So I have a Macbook late 07, I am very happy with this computer. However I am missing space.
So i read this thread Are these upgrades compatible with my Macbook?
And thougth I will do that to.
I bougth this
B.J.Trading EDB A/S - KVR667D2S5K2/4G - 2x2048 MB SO-DDR2 SDRAM

and this

500GB, 7200RPM HDD - 2,5" SATA » Laptops.dk - mrkevarer til lavpris! »

I can easilly intall the hardware. However when i turn on the mac afterwards nothing happens, black screen, alså when I put in the Mac OS install disc #1.

What am I missing / doing wrong ?
Best regards
Camilla

mrplow · mrplow #2 (**permalink**)

11-15-2011, 07:18 AM

with the OSX disc in start the Mac holding C

This will boot from the DVD and let you install a fresh version of OSX onto the new disk.

Alternatively, re-install the old hard disk. Buy or borrow a a 2.5" sata USB enclosure and put the new disk in this. Use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the old disk onto the new disk then re-install the new disk into your Mac.

Now you'll have your Mac back exactly as it was but with the benefit of all the extra disk space!

greve · greve #3 (**permalink**)

11-15-2011, 07:48 AM

Thanks the response, I will try

greve · greve #4 (**permalink**)

11-15-2011, 08:20 AM

I did not work. However I tried to remove the new memory and then installing the new harddrive and that seems to ne working ( its working on it now). Then i hope I Can replace the memory afterwards.

mrplow #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 01, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,759 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i7 (2011) 10.10, iPhone6, iPad Air 2, AppleTV2	11-15-2011, 07:18 AM with the OSX disc in start the Mac holding C This will boot from the DVD and let you install a fresh version of OSX onto the new disk. Alternatively, re-install the old hard disk. Buy or borrow a a 2.5" sata USB enclosure and put the new disk in this. Use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the old disk onto the new disk then re-install the new disk into your Mac. Now you'll have your Mac back exactly as it was but with the benefit of all the extra disk space! External hard disk acquisition addict - but admitting the problem is the first step to a robust backup Please use the reputation system if you think you've been helped - top right of this post
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greve #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 31, 2011 Posts: 3	11-15-2011, 06:18 AM So I have a Macbook late 07, I am very happy with this computer. However I am missing space. So i read this thread Are these upgrades compatible with my Macbook? And thougth I will do that to. I bougth this B.J.Trading EDB A/S - KVR667D2S5K2/4G - 2x2048 MB SO-DDR2 SDRAM and this 500GB, 7200RPM HDD - 2,5" SATA » Laptops.dk - mrkevarer til lavpris! » I can easilly intall the hardware. However when i turn on the mac afterwards nothing happens, black screen, alså when I put in the Mac OS install disc #1. What am I missing / doing wrong ? Best regards Camilla
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greve #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 31, 2011 Posts: 3	11-15-2011, 08:20 AM I did not work. However I tried to remove the new memory and then installing the new harddrive and that seems to ne working ( its working on it now). Then i hope I Can replace the memory afterwards.
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